The Innovation Podcast

PodCo Media Networks is thrilled to be sharing the first episode of Mondays with Roger, with renowned telecom expert Roger Entner. In this episode, Roger deconstructs the events of the past week, including the DOJ's approval of the T-Mobile/Sprint merger and the resulting divestiture to Dish of Sprint's pre-paid business. Lots of moving parts here and Roger goes beyond the headlines to get the real story--something you can expect every week.

Episode Notes

FierceWireless: Entner: The skinny on the T-Mobile/Sprint/Dish deal

On Episode 29, Garnet and Mark are back with Mark Friedler to continue the discussion. This time, we talk about building a business—and that you never build something to fall in love with it. We also learn what Mark is doing in blockchain, and we get some predictions from him about the future of work and have a spirited discussion about open offices—and some societal challenges that need innovation. The overwhelming theme that emerged from the three episodes with Mark is the title: Never Work With A**holes. 

Episode Notes

The Truth Machine, by Michael Casey, Senior Adviser to the Digital Currency Initiative

Blockchain

On Episode 28, Garnet and Mark are back with Mark Friedler to learn about his experience as a chocolate chip cookie impresario in Sweden and how he handled being acquired by AOL. The key lesson? Timing, which is how Garnet started the chat.

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On Episode 27, Garnet and Mark talk with early internet innovator Mark Friedler about his career, the companies he's been involved in, and what it was like at the birth of Silicon Alley. Plus, we discuss VCast--an early news ticker, and how that evolved into a way to move large files around for video games. Plus, Mark shares a story about an early pay-per-click attempt.

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On Episode 26 of #theipod, Garnet and Mark look at what's to come on the podcast, with previews of some of the interesting discussions they have planned. Plus, they share plans for the launch of their new venture, PodCo Media Networks, and the kinds of podcasts that new company will launch in the weeks and months ahead.

Episode Notes

• Chris Merkle - Founder of MIME, Inc.
• Mark Friedler - Blockchain expert
• Mark Gallagher - Founder of Performance Insights Ltd and F1 expert
• PodCo Media Networks

On Episode 25, we continue our look back on the first batch of episodes of #theipod. We rhapsodize about our chats with Larry Frank, Francesca Gino, Bruno Aguiar, and more. The main thread running through all of these discussions? It's great to talk with smart people. Oh, and data. Data is everywhere.

On Episode 24, Garnet and Mark look back on the first 23 episodes of #theipod, starting with thoughts about the chats at CES and the Etergo scooter. Then we discuss what we learned from James Kern and Chris Clegg--and we agree that experiential marketing is the future of brands. We then review our chat with Geralyn Breig and her site AnytownUSA and connect it with our chat about opportunity zones with Peter Stuart. Finally, we dissect our chat with Kai Stinchcombe of True Link Financial.

We’re back with more of our chat with Bruno Aguiar, VP Commercial Management & Analytics at ESL/Turtle Entertainment, as we delve more into the e-sports landscape and the future investments that ESL is making, along with the importance of data. Garnet starts this part off with a question about sponsorships. 

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We have Bruno Aguiar, VP Commercial Management & Analytics at ESL/Turtle Entertainment. Of course, ESL is the trailblazing e-sports brand. We were thrilled Bruno agreed to sit down with us. To kick off the first of three episodes, we heard about Bruno's background and learned about the difference between e-sports and real sports (hint: there isn't one). We had a few laughs along the way, too.

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